Welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. We also want you to share your memories of radio 1 with us this morning. The station celebrates its 50th birthday this weekend. Well be talking to presenters past and present a bit later on. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Theresa may has stressed that britain is unconditionally committed to the defence of europe. The Prime Minister says that the uks role in europes security has never been more vital. Shes attending a summit in estonia where shell also meet the german chancellor, Angela Merkel, and is expected to press for her support in moving the brexit negotiations into their next phase. Ahead of the summit, mrs may addressed british troops in estonia. Russias continued aggression represents a growing danger to ourfriends here in estonia, as well as in latvia, lithuania, pol
Authorities in new york and la advise people to wear face masks when theyre outdoors but President Trumps chief scientific adviser says masks shouldnt lead americans into a false sense of security. Spain registers more than 900 deaths for the second day in a row. But there are signs the european death rate is approaching its peak. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world, for all the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. More than a Million People globally have been infected with coronavirus, a doubling of the total in the past week. In all, more than 50,000 people have died since the outbreak began in china in december. Here in britain the Health Secretary, matt hancock, has this morning acknowledged that the governments aim to deliver 100,000 daily coronvirus tests in england by the end of the month is going to be a huge undertaking. His comments come as the first nhs Nightingale Hospital prepares to open at the excel centre in londons docklands later.
On the outbreak, the queen will address the nation this weekend. Teachers in england will be estimating gcse and a level grades for pupils, because of cancelled exams. And keeping fit in the lockdown how many are staying in shape while stuck indoors. And in the sport on bbc news the premier league will ask players to take a 30 pay cut in order to protectjobs, and the season will not resume until it is safe and appropriate to do so. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. Stay at home and protect lives. Thats the clear warning from the Health Secretary matt hancock, saying its not a request but an instruction to the british people, to beat coronavirus. With warm weather expected this weekend, he said any relaxation of social distancing rules, will mean more people will die. In the uk, the number of dead has risen by 684 in the last 2a hours alone. That brings the total number of deaths in hospitals from the disease to 3,605. This figure however doent include deaths in the comm
The face of the Public Health advice campaign. The us says it expects the rate of new infections to stabilise in the coming days but the us Surgeon General warns the number of dead will continue to rise. The next week is going to be our pearl harbor moment. Its going to be our 9 11 moment. Its going to be the hardest moment for Many Americans in their entire lives. But its better news for south korea as the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases falls to its lowest level since the peak of the outbreak. And a tiger and six other big cats at the bronx zoo in new york test positive for the coronavirus. Its thought the animals were infected by a zoo keeper. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First, the uks Prime Minister borisjohnson has spent the night in hospital, where he was admitted for tests, ten days after being diagnosed with coronavirus. Downing street says its a pr
Patio may have appreciated the splash of rain we have had on the spring plants. The view now is brighter skies this afternoon. Just the odd shower. The last of the rain pulling away from eastern parts of england. If you still have cloud it soon brightens up. Plenty of sunny spells. We are seeing a few showers. The big picture shows the weather front that brought the rain clearing away. High pressure building on. That settled things down for the next few days. Becomes dry, gets a bit warmer. This afternoon lots of sunny spells. Some passing showers drifting east across england and wales. The greater chance of a shower or in Northern Ireland but especially in scotland. They could be heavy with the odd rumble of thunder. Still quite windy here, especially north west scotland. Gusts of 50 mph. The further south you are the winds are light. Although it is cooler than yesterday it is still above average in terms of temperature. Mid to high teens in places. Any showers we have got will fade a